Ms. Cicalese joined the Firm in May 2023. Prior to joining JCA in 2023, Ms. Cicalese was the CFO of ROC Energy Acquisition Corp. (“ROC Energy”) where she focused on the identification and negotiation of energy acquisitions, equity capital markets activities including ROC Energy’s oversubscribed 2021 IPO, and fundraising efforts associated with ROC Energy’s announced acquisition of Drilling Tools International. Prior to ROC Energy, Ms. Cicalese worked as an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan in various roles from 2004 to 2020, including energy corporate banking in Houston and global commodities in New York, where she focused on reserve-based lending and energy markets hedging respectively, with a particular emphasis on the E&P sector. Ms. Cicalese received a B.E. in Engineering Management from Stevens Institute of Technology and is a CFA® charterholder. Ms. Cicalese also serves on the Board of Directors of The Periwinkle Foundation, a non-profit organization in Houston, since 2019.